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There are only a few days left until the Cloud Security Alliance’s anatomy of a Cyber Attack. Join Moderator Alex Funkhouser and our panel of industry experts This Thursday evening from 6 to 8 pm at NSU’a Knight Auditorium, Carl DeSantis building.

Michael Scheidell, Security Privateers

Maurice Angee, Mercantile Commercebank

Dan Farrell, Applied Innovations

Moderator: Alex Funkhouser, SherlockTech Staffing

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Makin’ Bacon (All-Day) API Hackathon by Emphasys Software

SherlockTech is proud so be a sponsor of Empasys software’s Makin’ Backon API Hackathon. At this event, teams will be building mobile and web apps while competing for prizes and swag, and networking with fellow Miami techies. (and eating bacon!). Participants will pitch ideas, form teams (or work alone), and build projects based on the listed APIs (see below for full list) to turn their ideas into reality in a limited amount of time.

Get My Interns Button and BannersStaff reporter

Promotional Buttons, Banners and Embedded code are now available for this important program. Pleas visit the Button Page and add to your website and upcoming newsletters.

The STEM Advisory Board is recruiting industry speakers for breakout sessions at the upcoming 7th Annual Student/Industry Conference. Concurrent breakout sessions follow the keynote from 10:15-11:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Please click here to download the speaker form. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to present a session on one of the defined topics. More..

Employers planning to participate in Internships are recommended to attend the Employer Internship Preparation session from 8am to 9am. Please click here for the Miami-Dade County Public Schools NAF Internships form.

Alex serves on the STEM Advisory Board and is the Immediate past chair of the Academy Of Information Technology (AOIT).

CIO Council Meeting – The Tech Skills Gap

Our annual "State of the CIO" event coming up this April 25th, 2013 at the Signature Grand. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Gary Beach, Publisher Emeritus of CIO Magazine, will deliver the keynote address and moderate a panel of industry leaders regarding the Tech Skills Gap facing our nation and what IT executives are doing about it.

The CIO Council is providing Free Shared Table Space in the Exhibit Hall to Representatives of the Educational Community. The purpose is to promote the availability of your student interns. Paid registration is required, please contact Alex to reserve your portion of the Free Shared Table Space. If you would like to participate in www.GetMyInterns.org, please inform Alex as well.

Alex serves as Chair of the CIO Council Communications committee.

Costa Rica CodeCamp and SQL Saturday #189 – April 13 Staff reporter

SherlockTech is proud to sponsor Two fantastic events, one beautiful location. Costa Rica CodeCamp and SQL Saturday #189 are on the horizon. Held at the Aurola Holiday Inn Downtown Hotel and Conference center, San Jose, CodeCamp is a full day of learning about software programming and new technologies. With multiple tracks and expert speakers, you will learn more than you ever expected Click here for more info.

Alex servers as International Chair of Costa Rica CodeCamp.

Try the new ‘Apply with LinkedIn’ button on our website and leverage the power of your profile when applying for a position through the SherlockTech Staffing website. More..